Towing with the Highlander Hybrid

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#83 of 84 Re: van4464 [roxxgang] by tada2 Sep 16, 2009 (7:38 am)
Replying to: roxxgang (Feb 10, 2009 7:15 am) I am curious. We have an 07 Hybrid Highlander and just installed hitch. Do you have a electric brake controller hooked up? When we did, we found that the ABS and Stability dash lights come on. The electric brake was working great but the hybrid braking system isn't working thus not recharging the battery (even when the RV isn't hooked up). Remedy? So this so that the hybrid braking system could continue to wor?. MN does not require e-brakes...and Toyota actually said it wasn't nec. when towing a 2000 pound TDA RV. We are going to unhook the E-Brake until we find out for sure and hope that by doing it, we are able to restore the brake system. If anyone out there has suggestion/experience please pass it on! To use or not to use the electronic braking system. Replies to this message: roxxgang (Sep 16, 2009 1:27 pm)
#84 of 84 Re: van4464 [tada2] by roxxgang Sep 16, 2009 (1:27 pm)
Replying to: tada2 (Sep 16, 2009 7:38 am) Yes,I have a brake controller[electric] installed.When it was installed by the rv dealer the exact warning lights you describe came on.I took my hybrid to the toyota dealer and they told me that the brake wiring harness had been unplugged and then plugged back in.The rv installer had done this so he could hook up the controller to the brake wiring.A sensor had been tripped when this was done and needed to be reset by toyota.Once the reset was done everything worked fine.Also make sure there are 40 amp fuses installed in the power feed coming off the vehicle battery for protection.Have toyota check the wiring install for you.You should have the brake controller in case you leave MN.I almost got a TADA but the interior ht. was just to small.My trailer is 3200 lbs.Feel free to e mail me at pypkinghotmail.com. Chuck

#83 of 84: Re: van4464 [roxxgang] by tada2; Sep 16, 2009 (7:38 am)

Replying to: roxxgang (Feb 10, 2009 7:15 am)

I am curious. We have an 07 Hybrid Highlander and just installed hitch. Do you have a electric brake controller hooked up? When we did, we found that the ABS and Stability dash lights come on. The electric brake was working great but the hybrid braking system isn't working thus not recharging the battery (even when the RV isn't hooked up). Remedy? So this so that the hybrid braking system could continue to wor?. MN does not require e-brakes...and Toyota actually said it wasn't nec. when towing a 2000 pound T

DA RV. We are going to unhook the E-Brake until we find out for sure and hope that by doing it, we are able to restore the brake system.

If anyone out there has suggestion/experience please pass it on!
To use or not to use the electronic braking system.

roxxgang (Sep 16, 2009 1:27 pm)

#84 of 84: Re: van4464 [tada2] by roxxgang; Sep 16, 2009 (1:27 pm)

Replying to: tada2 (Sep 16, 2009 7:38 am)

Yes,I have a brake controller[electric] installed.When it was installed by the rv dealer the exact warning lights you describe came on.I took my hybrid to the toyota dealer and they told me that the brake wiring harness had been unplugged and then plugged back in.The rv installer had done this so he could hook up the controller to the brake wiring.A sensor had been tripped when this was done and needed to be reset by toyota.Once the reset was done everything worked fine.Also make sure there are 40 amp fuses installed in the power feed coming off the vehicle battery for protection.Have toyota check the wiring install for you.You should have the brake controller in case you leave MN.I almost got a TADA but the interior ht. was just to small.My trailer is 3200 lbs.Feel free to e mail me at pypking

hotmail.com.
Chuck